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HIV-positive blood used to print magazine

Some thought it gross or morbid but many have praised a men's magazine for printing its latest issue in ink laced with HIV-positive blood.

The German monthly Vangardist has printed a special edition of 3000 copies with blood-infused ink in a bid to break the taboo associated with the disease.

The magazine says handling a copy carries no risk of infection as it was produced according to the "most stringent controls" using guidelines set by Harvard and Innsbruck University.

Australian-born Jason Romeyko, creative director of Saatchi & Saatchi Switzerland, helped create the May issue after the magazine asked for help to "reignite the conversation about HIV".

The magazine's CEO Julian Wiehl said for many people the virus was considered as old news, but HIV remained the sixth biggest cause of death in the world.

He said there were 80 per cent more confirmed cases of HIV recorded in 2013 than 10 years previously, and an estimated 50 per cent of HIV cases are being detected late because of a lack of testing caused by a social stigma associated with the virus.

Mr Romeyko told AAP three HIV-positive people - a gay 26-year-old man, a heterosexual 32-year-old man and a 47-year-old mother - donated their blood for the magazine.

The general reaction to the "Heroes of HIV" themed edition was positive, although some contributors to American blogs described the use of blood as gross or morbid.

"With this unique project, we want to create a response in a heartbeat by transforming the media into the very root of the stigma itself - by printing every word, line, picture and page of the magazine with blood from HIV positive people," Mr Romeyko said.

The edition comes in a sealed wrapper, "so when you break the seal, you break the stigma".

"The more people talk about it, the more they will remember to use a condom because the best way to protect yourself against HIV and AIDS is safe sex," Mr Romeyko said.

A related Facebook page also has been launched and can be found by searching "hivheroes".